[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 5 (Friday, January 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 1531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00181]


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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Royalty Board

[Docket No. 20-CRB-0019-AU (Rockbot)]


Notice of Intent To Audit

AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress.

ACTION: Public notice.

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SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges announce receipt from 
SoundExchange, Inc., (SoundExchange) of a notice of intent to audit the 
2017, 2018, and 2019 statements of account submitted by Rockbot, Inc.'s 
Business Establishment Service concerning royalty payments they made 
pursuant to statutory license.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anita Blaine, Program Specialist, by 
telephone at (202) 707-7658 or by email at [email protected].

SUMMARY INFORMATION: The Copyright Act, title 17 of the United States 
Code, grants to sound recordings copyright owners the exclusive right 
to publicly perform sound recordings by means of certain digital audio 
transmissions, subject to limitations. Specifically, the right is 
limited by the statutory license in section 112, which allows a service 
to make necessary ephemeral reproductions to facilitate the digital 
transmission of the sound recording, including for transmissions to 
business establishments. 17 U.S.C. 112(e).
    Licensees may operate under this license provided they pay the 
royalty fees and comply with the terms set by the Copyright Royalty 
Judges. The rates and terms for the section 112(e) license applicable 
to business establishment services is set forth in 37 CFR 384.
    As part of the terms set for this license, the Judges designated 
SoundExchange as the Collective, i.e., the organization charged with 
collecting the royalty payments and statements of account submitted by 
eligible licensees and with distributing royalties to the copyright 
owners and performers entitled to receive them under the section 112 
license. See, e.g., 37 CFR 384.4.
    As the Collective, SoundExchange may, only once a year, conduct an 
audit of a licensee for any or all of the prior three calendar years in 
order to verify royalty payments. SoundExchange must first file with 
the Judges a notice of intent to audit a licensee and deliver the 
notice to the licensee. See, e.g., 37 CFR 384.6.
    On December 18, 2020, SoundExchange filed with the Judges a notice 
of intent to audit Rockbot, Inc.'s Business Establishment Service for 
the years 2017, 2018, and 2019. The Judges must publish notice in the 
Federal Register within 30 days of receipt of a notice announcing the 
Collective's intent to conduct an audit. See id. Today's notice 
fulfills this requirement with respect to SoundExchange's notice of 
intent to audit filed December 18, 2020.

    Dated: January 5, 2021.
Jesse M. Feder,
Chief Copyright Royalty Judge.
[FR Doc. 2021-00181 Filed 1-7-21; 8:45 am]
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